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DigestMay 25, 2012 - The Associated Press: Deaths called murder-suicide | Cheney daughter's house buy sparks speculation about political prospectsMay 25, 2012 - By Mead Gruver, The Associated Press: CHEYENNE -- Liz Cheney and her husband have bought a house in Jackson Hole, a move likely to fuel speculation that the daughter of former Vice President Dick ... [more] | ||||
Drought map shows stress areas in stateMay 25, 2012 - Staff and wire reports: Drought conditions were beginning to show up in parts of Wyoming before the wet weather this week improved the situation. | Annual Riverton gun show loads up for 50th year
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No opposition at hearing on Bunker Road closureMay 25, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer: Fremont County commissioners on Tuesday heard unanimous support from the public attending a hearing concerning a proposed seasonal closure of Bunker Road in ... [more] | Hickerson files for new county commission termMay 25, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer: Fremont County commission vice chairman Pat Hickerson submitted his application on Friday for re-election to the District 4 seat. | ||||
Council overrides mayor, but action 'null and void'May 25, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer: The Riverton City Council will reconsider an action deemed illegal that the board took at a special meeting Wednesday night regarding the bid award for a ... [more] | TodayMay 24, 2012 - Staff: CORRECTION | ||||
Acid bombs detonated by robotsMay 24, 2012 - The Associated Press: ROCK SPRINGS (AP) -- Bomb technicians have used robots to detonate explosive devices found just outside Rock Springs, near White Mountain. | New official hired to take charge of work safetyMay 24, 2012 - By Ben Neary, The Associated Press: CHEYENNE -- Wyoming Gov. Matt Mead announced Wednesday the state is hiring a veteran public health official from New Mexico to continue the push to reduce ... [more] | ||||
DigestMay 24, 2012 - Associated Press: Ranch deal to be discussed | Man who endured tragedy speaks Thursday nightMay 24, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer: When Ridley Barron and his family of four loaded their car to return home to Broxton, Ga., from vacationing in Hilton Head, S.C., no one dreamed their lives ... [more] | ||||
Driver fell asleep before fatal wreck, says patrolMay 24, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer: The Wyoming Highway Patrol reported Thursday morning that a driver fell asleep at the wheel, resulting in last week's one-vehicle rollover near Shoshoni that ... [more] | Suspended sentence and probation for Rico-HolguinMay 24, 2012 - By Martin Reed, Staff Writer: A judge placed Riverton restaurant owner Gerardo Rico-Holguin on five years of supervised probation with a suspended prison sentence after saying the evidence ... [more] | ||||
On the Black Angus trail
| Former assessor runs for HouseMay 24, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer: After retiring from public office in 2010, former Fremont County Assessor Eileen Oakley is seeking the Republican nomination for the House District 54 seat in ... [more] | ||||
Library program helps youth offenders minimize exposure to legal systemMay 23, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer: The Riverton Branch Library has taken advantage of the power of literature with a new program, Changing Lives through Literature -- an alternative program to ... [more] | TodayMay 23, 2012 - Staff: Deaths | ||||
Digest
| State jobless rate steady at 5.3 percentMay 23, 2012 - The Associated Press: CHEYENNE -- The unemployment rate in Wyoming held steady at 5.3 percent from March to April. | ||||
Budget cuts could cost 80 to 125 jobs at UWMay 23, 2012 - By Bob Moen, The Associated Press: CHEYENNE -- The University of Wyoming would lose 80 to 125 faculty and staff positions under proposed budget cuts submitted to Gov. Matt Mead on Tuesday, but UW ... [more] | Slaughterhouse for horse meat proposed in Riverton areaMay 23, 2012 - Staff and wire reports: A plan to open a horse slaughterhouse, similar to projects which have sparked controversy in other states, has been proposed for Riverton. | ||||
No action taken on soccer coach
| Shelley to seek HD55 seat held by Miller
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Fiddler on the Roof: RHS musical opens Thursday
| Martinez to run for former council postMay 23, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer: Former Riverton City Councilman Lee Martinez is seeking to rejoin the council following his failed mayoral bid in 2010. | ||||
TodayMay 22, 2012 - Staff: Corrections | Antler auction raises $90,000May 22, 2012 - The Associated Press: JACKSON -- The 45th annual Boy Scout Elk Antler Auction in Jackson has raised nearly $90,500, most of which will benefit the National Elk Refuge. | ||||
DigestMay 22, 2012 - The Associated Press: Purcell to leave water job | Lummis set to run for third term
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Wyoming snowpack 1/10th of what it was one year agoMay 22, 2012 - The Associated Press: CASPER -- Wyoming's snowpack is down to 22 percent of average compared to 220 percent at this time last year. | Mine cited for violation after a quake-like blastMay 22, 2012 - The Associated Press: CHEYENNE -- Wyoming officials have issued two notices of violation to Cloud Peak Energy Inc. following a blast at the Cordero Rojo coal mine near Gillette that ... [more] | ||||
Downtown building to be razed; contract set
| Sordid home conditions lead to charges of both child and animal crueltyMay 22, 2012 - By Christina George, Staff Writer: A Riverton woman is facing multiple charges of both endangering children and animal cruelty after police say they found unattended small children and several ... [more] | ||||
County dispute over vehicle decals continues
| West Nile carriers already detected in city, expert saysMay 22, 2012 - By Emily Etheredge, Staff Writer: Mosquitoes of the type that carry West Nile Virus already have been detected around Riverton this spring. | ||||
Senate candidate wrote in agreement with HitlerMay 20, 2012 - By Ben Neary, The Associated Press: CHEYENNE (AP) -- A Wyoming man who announced his candidacy for the U.S. Senate on Friday has posted material on Facebook in recent months denigrating Jews and ... [more] | State roads projects need inputMay 20, 2012 - Staff: A series of state transportation planning information-sharing sessions has been scheduled throughout northwest Wyoming in May and early June, and citizens are ... [more] | ||||
DigestMay 20, 2012 - Staff and wire reports: Saturday work starts on Togwotee | Weather station in Sinks helps forecast
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